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Shaker (1820-1860)
The Shaker style is a simple, utilitarian style characterized by straight tapered legs, woven chair seats, and mushroom shaped wooden knobs. It was produced by the religious group, the United Society of Believers, in self-contained communities in the United States.|
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- Appearance
- Straight lines, simple design and little ornamentation.
- Chair Arms
- Arms are straight with a simple turning or are flat.
- Chair Back Material
- Wood
- Cotton tape
- Chair Back Shape
- Ladderback or Slatback - horizontal flat slats, either straight or curved .
- Chair Leg
- Splayed - legs with a concave shape.
- Straight
- Tapered
- Turned
- Chair Seat Material
- Cane
- Rush
- Wood
- Woven
- Chair Seat Shape
- Square
- Drawer Pull
- Mushroom-shaped wooden knob.
- Fabric
- Cotton tape
- Finish
- Oil varnish
- Paint
- Foot
- Continuation of leg.
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Hardware Material
- Wood
- Joint
- Dovetail
- Line
- Gentle curving lines
- Straight lines
- Motif
- None
- Ornamentation
- Exposed joinery
- Finial - decorative turning fixed to the tops of cabinets, highboys, chairs and bed posts.
- Proportion
- Moderate
- Resembles
- Arts and Crafts
- Pennsylvania Dutch
- Underbracing
- Slender
- Upholstery
- Most seating pieces of wood, cane, rush, or woven cloth.
- Wood
- Ash
- Birch
- Cherry
- Elm
- Fruitwood
- Hickory
- Maple
- Oak
- Pine
- Sycamore
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